Sebastia in the West Bank

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Sebastia in the West Bank is an ancient Palestinian village and archaeological site traditionally identified with the biblical city of Samaria, notable for its layered Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader ruins and religious significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
human settlement
populated place in the West Bank
village
associatedWithBiblicalFigure John the Baptist NERFINISHED
contains Crusader church of Saint John NERFINISHED
Ottoman-era village core
traditional Tomb of John the Baptist NERFINISHED
country State of Palestine
governedBy Palestinian local council
hasAlternativeName Sabastiya NERFINISHED
Samaria NERFINISHED
Sebaste NERFINISHED
Sebastiya NERFINISHED
hasHeritageLayer Byzantine period remains
Crusader period remains
Hellenistic period remains
Iron Age settlement
Islamic period remains
Roman period remains
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
hasStructure Crusader fortifications
Hellenistic tower remains
Roman gate remains
city walls remains
mosque built over Crusader church
heritageDesignation major archaeological site in the West Bank
inhabitedBy Palestinians NERFINISHED
locatedIn West Bank
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Nablus Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedNear Nablus NERFINISHED
notableFor Byzantine church remains
Crusader cathedral
Roman colonnaded street
Roman forum NERFINISHED
Roman theater
archaeological ruins
religious significance
partOf Palestinian cultural heritage
historic region of Samaria
religiousSignificanceFor Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
Judaism NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment Crusader period
Herodian period NERFINISHED
Roman period
tourismType archaeological tourism destination
religious tourism destination
traditionallyIdentifiedWith biblical city of Samaria

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Yahya ibn Zakariya hasShrine Sebastia in the West Bank